CLOUD COMPUTING - A POTENTIAL PARADIGM CHANGE IN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
CLOUD COMPUTING - A POTENTIAL PARADIGM CHANGE IN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

Summary/Abstract: Since the paradigm shifts in the business landscape due to the uncertainty of economy, shortage of space, intensifying competition and a more demanding customer base, new priorities are arising for all organizations. Everything points to Cloud computing (CC) as the next game-changer in Information management. This paper address the complex issues that could impede the efficiency of Cloud services adoption if not addressed in the early phases of cloud strategy development and design. The first paragraph critically analyzes the existing three service models. Next, major Cloud computing benefits and issues are summarized, along with specific considerations regarding the financial aspects of the implementation. In the final paragraph, realities are examined, both from a customer and vendor perspective. It is underlined that in the governmental or military case, the most significant factor when choosing a CC service provider must be the availability and capability of it to respond to certain questions regarding legal/contractual protections for unexpected outages/loss of data.

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